Vehicle wheel lock



May 17, 1932. .1. E. DANT VEHICLE WHEEL LOCK File'd Oct. 9, 1931 /Ofifl 50 10172 Dani.

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HIS ATTORNEYS Patented May 17, 1932 UNITED STATES VEHICLE WH EL LOQK Application filed October 9, 1931. Serial No. 567,908;

This invention relates to certain novel improvements in vehicle wheel lock, and has for its principal object the provision of an improved construction of this character which will be highly efficient in use and economical in manufacture.

It is an object of this invention to provide a new and efficient locking mechanism for the wheels of vehicles such as bicycles, motorcycles, and the like, and one which will be simple in construction and operation and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be herein after described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form of construction and in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary side. elevational view showing the invention applied to a bicycle;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 22 in Fig. 1; and i Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 33 in Fig. 2.

WVhile the invention can be applied to other vehicles such, for example, as motorcycles or the like, in the preferred embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings the invention is shown applied to a bicycle which is generally indicated at 10 and includes the frame 11, front wheel fork 12, and front wheel 13. The invention to be described may, however, be applied to either front or rear wheel, as desired.

The arms 15 of the fork 12 are retained upon the threaded portions 18 of the relatively stationary hollow axle or shaft 16"by suitable retaining nuts 17; the fork arms 15 being arranged on the axle outwardly of anti-friction elements 19 or bearing structures each of which includes a race 20 having a head 21 for the reception of a wrench whereby to adjust the bearing structures in the threaded portions of the axle into engagement with the hub 22. V

The hub of the wheel 13 is indicated generally at 22 and has the spokes 14 suitably attached thereto, the hub being rotatably mounted on the bearing structures 19. On the innerperiphery of the hub22 is an internal ratchet 25 comprisingan annular row of teeth 26. This ratchet may be made integral withthe-hub22 or 'be made separatefromthe hub and be secured thereto in any suitable manner. Q

Arranged within the hollow axle 16 land held therein inany suitable manner, as bya frictional fit, is a ring 27 in which is provided a slot 28 that is aligned with a slot 29 in the wall of the hollow axle 16. Adapted to be slided through the slots 28 and 29 intoengagement with the teeth '26 of the internal ratchet 25, by means presently lto. bade scribed, is .a latching bolt' iiQ on which arranged'aspring31." I

key-slotted lock cylinder is indicated at 32 and the same'isrotatably mounted in the axle 16. Attached to saidcylinder is a shaft 33 on whichis a cam 34, the bolt 30 being urged against the shaft 33 by the'springbl,

whereby when the cylinder is r'otatedclockg wise'by theg-key 35, as seen. looking fromj right to left in Fig. 3, the cam 34} will engage with the bolt 30 and raise the latter into latching engagement with the teeth 26; .The hub 22 cannot thus be rotated upon the'bearing structures :19 and hence the wheel 1 3" cannot be rotated. To release the bolt 30 from engagement with the teeth 26 thecylin der 32 is rotatedto release the cam 3 1'from engagement with the bolt '30 whereupon the spring 31 will urge the bolt out of engages ment with the teeth 26 permitting the hub 22 and the wheel 13 to rotate about the bearing structures 19.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what PATEN OFFICE] v I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is: I 1. A vehicle wheel locking mechanism comprising a relatively stationary hollow axle including a wall provided with a slot, a Wheel including a hub rotatable about the axle, a ratchet internally of the hub, a latch- 111g eme t i -th ax nd a ytro d mechanism in the axle to urge the bolt 10 through the slot into latching engagement with the ratchet. i ,2. A vehicle wheel locking mechanism comprising a relatively stationary hollow axle including a wall provided with a slot, 15 a wheel including a hub rotatable about the axle, aratchet internallyof the hub, a latchie lement nd rotat v hea in he axle end-. im: we the ha t r he ve n l men thr ugh e l t n n a ement. go. with. theoratphet when the shaft is rotated. vehicle wheel locking mechanism qm'priis n ayre at lyta ionary xhQHQW axle inclu ing' a wall provided with aslot, a wheel including ahub, a ratchet internally g5 of.,thehu b, a.,'l atc hingelement and rota tiye shafit'in the axle, a cam on the shaft to urge the latching element through the slot; into engagement with theratohet when the shaft is rotated, and va; key-slotted rotative 30 member n the axl and tt h d t h Sh f QIfi Q- Q 1l Ia 5-. e oskfn mwhen e f e ed vehicles comprisinggin combination, a'rel- @tii' ly t t na y h q xleiin lud .5 wa l provid d'with lo a wheel i cl i a hi hrqte eb ab u t x a ra chet nernally the hub, a :lafi h i re ement d m-r et ve shaf n h e e C m e shaiwda ted o rg h We in eme 40 thm l lxfl ie t int n em n t e 'tats iet lient e she'ft ta keyl ied retativ m mbe -1m he x a hedtoi shafit tov re te h t er, an a p in la h atch n l m t; et en sa d ll 15 en ehaft normally r ng e at hi g a n ent out of engagement with the ratchet. n e t m ny h re I afiiX y s nature. v V

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